Students engage in purposeful and reflective evaluations and judgments about what to believe or what to do in response to observation, experience, and communication. Students:
Use purposeful and reflective evaluation and judgments based upon evidence.
Identify authentic problems and questions for investigation.
Analyze evidence, draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
Maintain a critical stance by questioning the validity, seeking divergent perspectives, and accuracy of information.
Use their knowledge to solve problems through active involvement in local and global communities.
Technology Tools to Support Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Students:
Technology Tools to Support Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Thinking Tools Webinar
Seeing Reason Tool
Tutorial by Bob Sprankle
Try it:
U.S. Ed Tech Plan
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What patterns do you see? What are the big ideas?
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